Salem and Dover Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) Records
1851-1881
1 vol. (0.1 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 902 W553 S2548
One of the small number of Wilburite quarterly meetings, the Salem and Dover Quarter was established in 1851 when the Salem Quarterly Meeting and Dover Quarterly Meeting were merged. It oversaw two Wilburite monthly meetings: Berwick, Maine, and Salem, Massachusetts. When Salem and Dover was laid down in 1881, its remaining members were transferred to Sandwich Monthly Meeting (Wilburite).
This small collection is comprised solely of a complete set of minute from the men's quarterly meeting.
Background on Salem and Dover Quarterly Meeting of Friends
Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930. Photo by Alton H. Blackington
One of the small number of Wilburite quarterly meetings, the Salem and Dover Quarter was established in 1851 when the Salem Quarterly Meeting and Dover Quarterly Meeting were merged. It oversaw two Wilburite monthly meetings: Berwick, Maine, and Salem, Massachusetts. When Salem and Dover was laid down in 1881, its remaining members were transferred to Sandwich Monthly Meeting (Wilburite).
Scope of collection
This small collection is comprised solely of a complete set of minute from the men's quarterly meeting.
Inventory
Salem and Dover Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes, Men's meeting
1851-1881
Bound vol.
09:C2
Administrative information
Access
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Records, March 2016.
Cite as: Salem and Dover Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) Records (MS 902 W553 S2548). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Search terms
Subjects
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
Quakers--Massachusetts
Salem (Mass.)--Religious life and customs
Society of Friends--Massachusetts
Wilburites
Contributors
Salem and Dover Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite : 1851-1881) [main entry]
